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ask.”
“Really? You’re not curious at all?”
“I didn’t say I wasn’t curious. I just figured if you wanted me to know, you’d tell me sooner or later.”
He raised his eyebrows. “So you plan on there being a later for us, huh?”
I shrugged. “Maybe. Anything’s possible.”
“It sure is.” He paused. “Okay, so my mama, Mrs. King, was really good friends with my biological mother; they grew up together. They were more like sisters, really. When she and my father, Rev. King, were newlyweds, they would babysit me all of the time. Mama didn’t know until after my biological parents died in a car accident that they’d put it in their will for her and my dad to raise me if anything happened to them, since neither of them had any family left. I was only a year old when they died. I’ve been a King ever since.”
“Wow, so they adopted you, officially?”
He nodded. “Yeah, but they let me keep my original last name, Russell. When I turned twelve, I told them I wanted it changed. That’s when I became a King.”
“That’s beautiful, Chris. It’s plain to see how loved you are. Your parents are some good people.”
“Yeah, they sure are.”
“Was it odd, you know, being the only white person in a black family?”
He shook his head. “Not at all. I don’t even remember my biological parents. This is the only family I’ve ever known, and my parents never treated me any different than they did my sisters. I was praised when I did good and punished when I misbehaved just like Lana, Ava, and Jayne. I didn’t even realize there was anything different about me until I got a lot older, like seven or eight.”
“Really? What happened then?”
“Some kids at school teased me about my family being black and me being white, called me some weird names. I ran home and told my mama what they said and she explained to me that I was different, but that there was nothing wrong with me. I never forgot that.”
“Well, you are different, but in a good way.”
He cocked his head to the side. “Aw, thanks, Ms. Marli. I’m glad you think so.”
We sat there in silence for a few moments and then I said, “Well, I guess I’d better be heading on up there.” I gestured toward the apartment building.
Chris smiled. “Yeah, let me walk you.”
“I can take care of myself, you know? I don’t have to have an escort.”
“Aw, now. I’m just getting to know you. I can’t let anything happen to you.”
He grabbed my hand and we walked silently through the building to my floor. Once we reached my door, he leaned over and kissed me softly on the cheek.
“Thanks for having dinner with me and my family, Ms. Marli,” he whispered.
His breath felt warm against my ear, and the warmth seemed to travel down my body. I looked up at his face and smiled. For some reason he seemed to grow more and more handsome as the hours passed.
“No. Thank you . I really enjoyed it,” I said softly.
He stood close to me and looked me in the eye. “Um, Marli? You think maybe I’ve earned a little favor from you?”
My gaze was fixed on his blue eyes. “Earned?”
He leaned in closer to me. “Yeah. Well, I did rescue you the other day when you were stranded at the hospital, right?”
I nodded. “That’s right.”
“And I dazzled you with my voice in church today...”
“Mm-hmm.”
“And you’ve already met almost my entire family.”
“That’s true.”
“So, you think maybe you could give me your number?”
“My number?”
He nodded and clasped his hands together. “Pretty please?”
I tried not to smile. “Well, what if I told you I already have a man and that he’s back home waiting for me and he doesn’t like me giving my phone number out to other guys?”
“Then I’d say that what he doesn’t like doesn’t matter to me since he was fool
“Really? You’re not curious at all?”
“I didn’t say I wasn’t curious. I just figured if you wanted me to know, you’d tell me sooner or later.”
He raised his eyebrows. “So you plan on there being a later for us, huh?”
I shrugged. “Maybe. Anything’s possible.”
“It sure is.” He paused. “Okay, so my mama, Mrs. King, was really good friends with my biological mother; they grew up together. They were more like sisters, really. When she and my father, Rev. King, were newlyweds, they would babysit me all of the time. Mama didn’t know until after my biological parents died in a car accident that they’d put it in their will for her and my dad to raise me if anything happened to them, since neither of them had any family left. I was only a year old when they died. I’ve been a King ever since.”
“Wow, so they adopted you, officially?”
He nodded. “Yeah, but they let me keep my original last name, Russell. When I turned twelve, I told them I wanted it changed. That’s when I became a King.”
“That’s beautiful, Chris. It’s plain to see how loved you are. Your parents are some good people.”
“Yeah, they sure are.”
“Was it odd, you know, being the only white person in a black family?”
He shook his head. “Not at all. I don’t even remember my biological parents. This is the only family I’ve ever known, and my parents never treated me any different than they did my sisters. I was praised when I did good and punished when I misbehaved just like Lana, Ava, and Jayne. I didn’t even realize there was anything different about me until I got a lot older, like seven or eight.”
“Really? What happened then?”
“Some kids at school teased me about my family being black and me being white, called me some weird names. I ran home and told my mama what they said and she explained to me that I was different, but that there was nothing wrong with me. I never forgot that.”
“Well, you are different, but in a good way.”
He cocked his head to the side. “Aw, thanks, Ms. Marli. I’m glad you think so.”
We sat there in silence for a few moments and then I said, “Well, I guess I’d better be heading on up there.” I gestured toward the apartment building.
Chris smiled. “Yeah, let me walk you.”
“I can take care of myself, you know? I don’t have to have an escort.”
“Aw, now. I’m just getting to know you. I can’t let anything happen to you.”
He grabbed my hand and we walked silently through the building to my floor. Once we reached my door, he leaned over and kissed me softly on the cheek.
“Thanks for having dinner with me and my family, Ms. Marli,” he whispered.
His breath felt warm against my ear, and the warmth seemed to travel down my body. I looked up at his face and smiled. For some reason he seemed to grow more and more handsome as the hours passed.
“No. Thank you . I really enjoyed it,” I said softly.
He stood close to me and looked me in the eye. “Um, Marli? You think maybe I’ve earned a little favor from you?”
My gaze was fixed on his blue eyes. “Earned?”
He leaned in closer to me. “Yeah. Well, I did rescue you the other day when you were stranded at the hospital, right?”
I nodded. “That’s right.”
“And I dazzled you with my voice in church today...”
“Mm-hmm.”
“And you’ve already met almost my entire family.”
“That’s true.”
“So, you think maybe you could give me your number?”
“My number?”
He nodded and clasped his hands together. “Pretty please?”
I tried not to smile. “Well, what if I told you I already have a man and that he’s back home waiting for me and he doesn’t like me giving my phone number out to other guys?”
“Then I’d say that what he doesn’t like doesn’t matter to me since he was fool
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